Our Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is a nonprofit health plan and the largest private health care provider in Colorado. Using an integrated health care delivery system, we care for more than 475,000 members in the six-county Denver/Boulder metropolitan area and Colorado Springs. More than 700 Kaiser Permanente physicians, and their care teams, focus on prevention as well as curing disease, all in an effort to help our members live well and thrive. Kaiser Permanente is a national health care organization, serving the health care needs of 8.5 million health plan members in nine states and Washington, D.C. http://www.kp.org
Ubiquity
Ubiquity generates demand for the life science industry. We help life science and medical technology companies create better human health experiences by driving investor interest, brand awareness and product purchase desire. By using our industry knowledge and our proven lead-generation strategy, we can help companies attract, nurture and generate new business. http://www.ubiquitygroup.com/
Silver Sponsors
ALN Medical Management
ALN Medical Management is a Revenue Cycle Management and Information Technology company serving the financial, EMR/PM technology and consulting needs of physician practices. Founded in 2000 with offices in Colorado, Nebraska, California, Oklahoma and Arizona, we have built a national reputation for excellence in helping turn good practices into great businesses. Our portfolio of over 500 physicians in 15 states includes practices ranging from solo to large groups in primary care and most all specialties. Our success is built on a foundation of over 22 years of business expertise and healthcare experience. ALN team members are skilled in every facet of revenue cycle management and information technology including: electronic claims submission, coding, claims tracking, contracting, data collection and analysis, account management, EMR/PM implementation, training, support and service. Using industry-leading financial and clinical information systems, data and business intelligence, and disciplined work processes, we help medical practices achieve the results every successful business owner is chasing: higher revenues, lower total costs, less risk, a sustainable future. http://www.alnmm.com
COPIC
COPIC Companies comprises COPIC Insurance Company, COPIC Financial Service Group, Ltd., and COPIC Medical Foundation. Together, COPIC Companies strives to be the premier diversified service organization providing for the professional liability insurance and other needs of the health care community through advocacy, through innovation and through the commitment and dedication of our employees. Our shared purpose is to allow the health care community to devote the greatest possible proportion of its resources to patient care, thereby adding value to the health care delivery community. Our success will be measured by the satisfaction, loyalty and retention of our customers. http://www.copic.com
DU Healthcare Leadership Master of Professional Studies Program
Healthcare Leadership Master of Professional Studies Program is offered through University College at the University of Denver. This unique new program combines practical managerial skills with a strategic perspective of the healthcare industry, and is designed to help people currently in the healthcare field move into leadership roles. http://www.universitycollege.du.edu/grad/hc
Bronze Sponsors
Centura Health operates 12 hospitals, seven senior living facilities, and home health and hospice services along the Front Range, providing care and comfort to nearly half a million Coloradoans each year. A faith-based, nonprofit organization, Centura Health is the largest healthcare system in Colorado and the state's fourth largest private employer, with more than 12,000 employee associates. At Centura Health, our calling is to care for the unique needs of each individual we serve with sensitivity and sacredness. We celebrate the value of each person's life and consider it a worthy cause to lift the burdens of others by lovingly offering care to people regardless of who they are, what they believe or where they're from. We seek to combine finely honed medical skills with compassionate touch to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit. In this manner, we strive to create sanctuaries that extend our ministry of healing and hope. http://www.centura.org
Kindred Hospital Denver is a long-term acute care hospital that serves Colorado and the surrounding states. Our reputation is rooted in the innovative, outcomes-oriented management of ventilator-dependent and medically complex patients. We provide specialized care for patients experiencing the consequences of catastrophic illness requiring an extended hospital stay. Our Vision is to unify resources and talents to be recognized in the community as the preferred provider for the next level in acute care. http://www.kh-denver.com
Kirshner Communications (KC) specializes in meeting the communications needs of healthcare organizations. On a client-by-client basis, KC brings in the expertise of a variety of
communications consultants whose skill sets are engaged in service of the specific needs and goals of our clients. Web experts, marketers, graphic designers, media buyers, media relations experts and social media professionals are all at the ready for KC clients! KC
Principal Erich Kirshner is a Past President for the Colorado Healthcare Strategy and Management professional society. http://www.kirshnercommunications.com
McManis Consulting offers research and consulting services to healthcare organizations; services include strategic and business planning, market research, and economic analysis. McManis consultants are authentic, innovative, fact-based, insightful and prefer to partner with their clients. Through their research and consulting, McManis consultants hopes to make the world work better - for our clients, the industries they work in, and the communities and individuals they serve. http://www.mcmanisconsulting.com
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices. Since 1926, MGMA has delivered networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Today, MGMA's 21,500 members lead 13,500 organizations nationwide in which some 270,000 physicians provide more than 40 percent of the health care services delivered in the United States.
MGMA's mission is to continually improve the performance of medical
group practice professionals and the organizations they represent. MGMA promotes the group practice model as the optimal framework for health care delivery, assisting group practices in providing efficient, safe, patient-focused and affordable care. MGMA is headquartered in Englewood, Colo., and maintains a government affairs office in Washington, D.C. http://www.mgma.com
Ninestone Corporation helps healthcare organizations derive maximum value out of their information technology investments. Consulting services include perfomance improvement implementation, operational and information systems program management, and training and interim management services. http://www.ninestone.com
Pinnacol Assurance is Colorado's choice for workers' compensation. Since 1915, Pinnacol's mission has been to provide an assured source of workers' compensation insurance to Colorado employers and their greatest assest - their employees. Pinnacol’s proactive, team-based approach fulfills employers’ workers’ comp needs, from underwriting and claims management to workplace safety. Our values-based culture also makes us one of the best places to work in Colorado. http://www.pinnacol.com
QSE Technologies specializes in the design, installation and ongoing support of robust, state of the art information technology systems for health-care related companies, including new and existing ambulatory surgery centers, physician medical practices, physician-owned medical office buildings, imaging centers and other organizations. http://www.qsetech.com
SIR-Spheres microspheres are a novel technology for inoperable liver tumors that deliver a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor. The procedure was developed in Australia in the 1990's with the US obtaining FDA-PMA regulatory approval in 2002. Thousands of patients have now been treated both in research studies and routine clinical practice around the world. http://www.sirtex.com
The Pinnacle Group and AfterOurs Urgent Care, Inc. are pleased to support
CHSM for the 2009/10 program year. Pinnacle is an innovative management
services and consulting company with the mission to simplify success in
health care. Pinnacle provides services to hospitals, physician practices
and other provider organizations including management consulting, practice
management, billing and technology. Our consultants work with health
systems nationally and specialize in valuation services including enterprise
appraisal and physician compensation. Pinnacle's FMV Program helps
hospitals build capacity to better manage the physician contracting process
while promoting regulatory compliance. Pinnacle’s sister company, AfterOurs
Urgent Care, Inc. (AOI), enhances access to acute medical services in
support of primary care physicians. Through its unique co-location
strategy, convenient hours of operation (nights/weekends/holidays) and
commitment to customer service, AOI offers patients and their physicians an
alternative to more costly and time-consuming care options. AOI keeps
patients and their PCPs informed as to all aspects of care provided, and for
patients without PCPs, AOI connects them to a PCP for their follow-up health
needs. AOI operates clinics in Denver and Omaha with expansion plans in New
Jersey and Texas. To find an AOI clinic near you, visit
www.afteroursinc.com, or visit Pinnacle at www.pinnaclehealthservices.com. http://www.medbizz.com
Trellis Healthcare increases client profitability by delivering business intelligence solutions. Through the use of proprietary data mining techniques, Trellis enables its customers to increase productivity, monitor coding compliance, target marketing efforts and reduce claim payment errors. InfoDive is a web based business intelligence solution for medical practices that enables quick, easy and flexible access to powerful practice management
data and benchmarks. Through InfoDive, practices can quickly and easily analyze both their internal data and compare their practice to others in a variety of areas including coding, productivity, marketing, revenue collection and more. http://www.trellishc.com